Success Is Spelt With A 'G'

In honor of the beginning of my second year since my official diagnosis, I am proud to share with you two great things I have achieved in the last 24 hours!

# 1. Ladies and Gentlemen, there is a new G-licensed driver in the Kingdom!

I booked my G-License road test about 14 months ago.

Then I went a little nuts. With all the commotion of my Homewood classes, and being too anxious to leave my bathroom confidently, let alone get in a car with a stranger and drive on the highway, I went online and canceled/re-booked my test date.

And then I went online and canceled/re-booked my test date, again. And then I went online to cancel/rebook again, but I'd already done so too many times, so it said I had to CALL the offices in order to cancel/rebook.

The next time I had to go into the Drive Test Center to cancel/rebook in person. Then I got a letter in the mail reminding me that if I didn't get my G license before August, I'd lose my license and have to start from the G1 level again!

I'm sure by then, my license number was setting off red flags like a terrorist scanning his passport trying to get through the air port. But every time I'd notice that test date getting too close on my calendar, I'd get all dizzy and sweaty and freak out under the pressure, and chicken out completely. But not this time!

I hadn't had a major attack in almost a month, I'd gotten out to practice, and I just kept telling myself that it's not a big deal. If I failed, I could try again and be even more comfortable the next time around. But when the tester lady said, "Well, you passed..." it became a big deal!

Considering my sister, who's 4 years younger then me, got her G license long before I did..as did everyone else I know, basically.. it may not seem like something worth celebrating, to most people. But this was the first of many things that my anxiety had kept me from doing, and I have officially overcome it! How about that?!

2. Princess Georgia and I have stumbled upon our very first 'hater'!

Anonymous said...

I am of the very strong opinion that you are insane.

February 27, 2011 12:20 AM

I don't receive any kind of notice, unfortunately, when someone posts a comment on one of my entries, so it wasn't until I was reading through older pages last night that I found THAT comment! I am glad I saw it though.

At first I was livid, naturally. Like, say-that-to-my-face-and-I'll-punch-your-teeth-out livid. Then I thought of all those young, female, Hollywood celebrities that have to log on and read FAR worse things written about them every day! Considering that, I'm actually quite flattered! I'm not even in the tabloids, and someone dislikes me enough to take the time to type out a few hateful and judgmental words?! Heck yes, they do!

Plus, this 'Anonymous' a-hole had to first take the time to read my blog before posting that comment, and I thank them for that. lol. Besides, being nuts is way better then being a random, Anonymous, judgmental bitch :)

So, cheers to my success, and to yours. And cheers to those who have not been successful enough in their own lives, that they feel the need to publicly ridicule others. A'men, and goodnight, xo.